Kotri–Attock Railway Line ( ur, ) (also referred to Main Line 2 or ML-2) is one of four main railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servic ...

. The line begins from Kotri Junction and ends at Attock City Junction. The total length of this railway line is . There are 73 railway stations from Kotri Junction to Attock City Junction on this line.

History

The present-day Kotri–Attock Railway Line was built as a patchwork of different railways during the 19th and 20th centuries by

North Western State Railway The North Western State Railway (NWR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway, the Punjab Northern State Railway, the eastern section of the Sind–Sagar Railway and t ...

and Pakistan Railways. The present day line consists of the following historic lines: *Mari–Attock Railway The ''Mari–Attock Railway'' opened in 1891 as a

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

railway line between

Mari Indus Mari Indus ( ur, ) is a town in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan, situated on bank of the Indus River near Kalabagh. It is located at 32°57 North 71°34 East and has an altitude of 206m or 679 ft. Ancient Hindu temples The historic vill ...

and

Attock Attock (Punjabi and Urdu: ), formerly known as Campbellpur (), is a historical city located in the north of Pakistan's Punjab Province, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 61st larges ...

. In 1895 it was extended to

Mianwali Mianwali (Punjabi/ ur, ) is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. The 81st largest city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse population of, Punjabi and Pashtun ethnicities. History Mianwali District was an agricult ...

. *Jacobabad–Kashmore Railway The ''Jacobabad–Kashmore Railway'' (also known as the ''Upper Sind Light Railway'') opened in 1914 as a

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller struc ...

railway line between

Jacobabad Jacobabad ( ur, and sd, جيڪب آباد; formerly Khanger or Khangarh) is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, serving as both the capital city of Jacobabad District and the administrative center of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivisi ...

and

Kashmore Kashmore or Kashmor ( sd, ڪشمور, ur, ), is a town and the administrative centre of Kashmore District located in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. Notable people *Salim Jan Khan Mazari, MNA from the Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan ...

. *Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway The ''Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway'' (also known as the ''Sind Light Railway'') opened in 1924 as a

railway line between

Larkana Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mo ...

and

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Pakistan Western Railway The Pakistan Western Railway ( ur, ) was one of two divisions of Pakistan Railways which operated between 1947 and 1971. The company was headquartered in Lahore.https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/AboutUs.aspx In 1971, Pakistan Western Railway renamed ...

converted the all 3 sections from

to broad gauge. Between 1969 and 1973, Pakistan Western Railways completed the gap section between

–

and the line was also extended from Larkana to Kotri, thus linking Kotri to Attock. In 2010, this line was designated ''Main Line 2'' by Pakistan Railways to provide an alternative North–South route to the heavily used Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

Stations

The stations on this line are as follows:

References

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History

Stations

See also

References